The world of cricket was stunned by the ‘spot-fixing’ allegations against three Pakistani cricket team players during one of the most important games in the cricket calendar for the nation in the summer of 2010. News of the World, a British tabloid, conducted a sting operation against Pakistani players, trapping them into deliberately bowling no-balls during a match against England, an illegal practice known as spot-fixing. The ‘bookies’ take bets for such events happening during a game, and gamblers can make substantial sums of money if they have foreknowledge. The players were offered payments for these actions to be performed during the game, which may or may not impact the eventual outcome of the game but can entail serious monetary benefits for the bookies and their allies. The discovery of these events raised several questions regarding the governance and ethics of the sport. The ICC and British courts subsequently found the trio guilty of corruption and were banned and imprisoned. This case aims to analyse theories and concepts in ethics using this well-known incident in cricket as the context.

在2010年夏季该国板球日历中最重要的一场比赛中，针对三名巴基斯坦板球队员的“定点”指控震惊了板球世界。，是一家英国小报，对巴基斯坦球员进行了一次刺刺手术，在与英格兰队的比赛中将他们困在故意打保龄球的不打球过程中，这是一种非法的定点比赛。“赌徒”会下注游戏中发生的此类事件，如果赌徒有预见能力，他们可以赚很多钱。为游戏中要执行的这些动作向玩家提供了报酬，这可能会或可能不会影响游戏的最终结果，但可能会给赌徒及其盟友带来可观的金钱利益。这些事件的发现提出了有关这项运动的治理和道德的几个问题。随后，国际刑事法院和英国法院裁定三人犯有腐败罪，并被取缔和监禁。